Pendulous fence panel



Sept. 14, 1943. H. H.'FREEMANI PENDULOUS FENCE PANEL Filed July 14, 1943 JNVENTOR.

k i d septl 14, 1943; :2 I I UNITED v I PENDULOUS FENCE PANEL Herbert H. Freeman, Minneapolis, Minn.

' Application July-14, 1943, Serial No. 494,701

' 1 Claim; (c1. 25665) My invention relates to animprovement in I the suspending mechanism for .pendulous fence panels; I I

The object of my invention is: to provide a bearing-plate bolted orotherwise secured to the under surface of thetop panel-rail and having its outer, or post end, bent downward ,and perforated tovengage and encircle the suspendinglug in'the adjacent post, and its inner or panel end also bent downward to, prevent the lug in the post being driven outof the said post.

In the drawing Fig. l is a layout oryplan 01 the bearing plate I, before' its ends are bent on the'position 'shownin 'Figf2 at Sand 4. Holes 5, 5' are for bolts or screws secnring plate' 'to top the dotted lines-,'shown at9 andflll and assuming rail. The hole or perforation 2, in Fig.1, receives the lug in the adjacent fence post. I In Fig. 2xthe' top rail 6 of the panel, the post I and the lug .8,

are shown in dotted outline only so that thefbearing-plate l with the legs 3 and 4 may be more clearly delineated. I

' What I claim is:

In combination, suspended from lugs or pins afiixed to adjacentposts, a bearing-plate affixed to the top rail of 1 said'panel and having its outer or post end bent '1 and perforatedto encircle the adjacent post lugf fandits inner orpanel end also bent to prevent lugs being driven frompost.

HERBERT H. FREEMAN.- I

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